http://backstoryradio.org VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Fri, 24 May 2013 19:18:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Public radio that explores the historical context of todays news. BackStory with the American History Guys no BackStory with the American History Guys vafh-web@virginia.edu vafh-web@virginia.edu (BackStory with the American History Guys) Copyright Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, All rights reserved. VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities history, ed ayers, brian baloah, peter onuf, vfh, humanities, http://backstoryradio.org/files/2012/05/backstory_podcast_300.jpg http://backstoryradio.org http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-guns-in-america-rebroadcast/ http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-guns-in-america-rebroadcast/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:57:49 +0000 Jess http://backstoryradio.org/?p=7500

Infantryman training in Ft Knox, Kentucky, 1942. US Office of War Information.

In the aftermath of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, Americans of all political stripes are wrestling with one big question: who should, and shouldn’t, have access to guns? So in this hour of BackStory, that’s the question we’ll be pushing back through the centuries.

On this episode, the History Guys look at the changing ways Americans have regulated gun ownership, and at what those weapons have meant to different segments of society. They consider the importance of the militia to the drafting of the Second Amendment, and explore the central role of the state in arming citizens. They also pay a visit to a 21st century version of the armories of the past: a gun show.

Guests Include:

• Kevin Sweeney, Amherst College, on the role of the state in arming early Americans.
• Adam Winkler, University of California, Los Angeles, on gun control in the Wild West and the Black Panthers’ embrace of the Second Amendment.
• Laura Browder, University of Richmond, on why the image of the gun-toting frontier woman continues to resonate.

Show Segments:

Listen to individual segments from the episode.

Further Exploration:

Resources galore! Peruse a list of outside sources compiled by the BackStory team to provide a more complete picture of the history of gun ownership in America, and consult a bibliography of works used in the making of this episode.

Even Further:

Read the listener discussion that helped shape this show.

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-guns-in-america-rebroadcast/feed/ 7 african american history,constitution,guns,legal history,National Rifle Association,partisanship,political history,politics,racism,regulation,second amendment,social history On this episode, the History Guys look at who has had access to guns in the U.S., and what those guns have meant to the people who have owned them. In the aftermath of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, Americans of all political stripes are wrestling with one big question: who should, and shouldn’t, have access to guns? So in this hour of BackStory, that’s the question we’ll be pushing back through the centuries. On this episode, the History Guys look at the changing ways Americans have regulated gun ownership, and at what those weapons have meant to different segments of society. They consider the importance of the militia to the drafting of the Second Amendment, and explore the central role of the state in arming citizens. They also pay a visit to a 21st century version of the armories of the past: a gun show. Guests Include: * Kevin Sweeney (https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/kmsweeney), Amherst College, on the role of the state in arming early Americans. * Adam Winkler (http://www.law.ucla.edu/faculty/all-faculty-profiles/professors/Pages/adam-winkler.aspx), University of California, Los Angeles, on gun control in the Wild West and the Black Panthers' embrace of the Second Amendment. * Laura Browder (http://directory.richmond.edu/bios/lbrowde2/), University of Richmond, on why the image of the gun-toting frontier woman continues to resonate. Show Segments: Listen (http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-show-segments-2/) to individual segments from the episode. Further Exploration: Resources galore! Peruse a list of outside sources (http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-further-reading/) compiled by the BackStory team to provide a more complete picture of the history of gun ownership in America, and consult a bibliography of works used in the making of this episode. Even Further: Read the listener discussion (http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-guns-in-america/) that helped shape this show. BackStory with the American History Guys no 53:51 http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-guns-in-america-2/ http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-guns-in-america-2/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:18:22 +0000 backstory http://backstoryradio.org/?p=6888

Infantryman training in Ft Knox, Kentucky, 1942. US Office of War Information.

The US has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world. How did this come to be? Was America’s “gun culture” present from the very beginning?

On this episode, the History Guys look at who has had access to guns in the U.S., and what those guns have meant to the people who have owned them. They also consider the importance of guns at the time the Second Amendment was drafted, and explore the central role government has played in the dissemination of firearms to citizens. And they pay a visit to a 21^st century version of the armories of the past: a gun show.

Guests Include:

• Kevin Sweeney, Professor of American Studies and History at Amherst College
• Adam Winkler, Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles
• Laura Browder, Professor of American Studies at the University of Richmond

Show Segments:

Listen to individual segments from the episode.

Further Exploration:

Resources galore! Peruse a list of outside sources compiled by the BackStory team to provide a more complete picture of the history of gun ownership in America, and consult a bibliography of works used in the making of this episode.

Even Further:

Read the listener discussion that helped shape this show.

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-guns-in-america-2/feed/ 13 african american history,constitution,guns,legal history,National Rifle Association,partisanship,political history,politics,racism,regulation,second amendment,social history On this episode, the History Guys look at who has had access to guns in the U.S., and what those guns have meant to the people who have owned them. The US has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world. How did this come to be? Was America’s “gun culture” present from the very beginning? On this episode, the History Guys look at who has had access to guns in the U.S., and what those guns have meant to the people who have owned them. They also consider the importance of guns at the time the Second Amendment was drafted, and explore the central role government has played in the dissemination of firearms to citizens. And they pay a visit to a 21st century version of the armories of the past: a gun show. Guests Include: * Kevin Sweeney (https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/kmsweeney), Professor of American Studies and History at Amherst College * Adam Winkler (http://www.law.ucla.edu/faculty/all-faculty-profiles/professors/Pages/adam-winkler.aspx), Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles * Laura Browder (http://directory.richmond.edu/bios/lbrowde2/), Professor of American Studies at the University of Richmond Show Segments: Listen (http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-show-segments/) to individual segments from the episode. Further Exploration: Resources galore! Peruse a list of outside sources (http://backstoryradio.org) compiled by the BackStory team to provide a more complete picture of the history of gun ownership in America, and consult a bibliography (http://backstoryradio.org) of works used in the making of this episode. Even Further: Read the listener discussion (http://backstoryradio.org/straight-shot-guns-in-america/) that helped shape this show. BackStory with the American History Guys no 52:27